AllanMacdonald, 8th of Belfinlay and 1st of Waternish was the son of AllanMacdonald, 6th of Belfinlay and JeanMackinnon.2 He married FloraNicolson, daughter of PatrickNicolsonof Ardmore and CatherineMacAlister, in 1819.1 He died in May 1855.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Inverness-shire.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Invernes-shire.1 He was commissioned in 1799, in the service of the 55th Regiment.1 He was commander of the 2nd West Indies Regiment in the West Indies.1 He was 2 i/c of the 55th Regiment between 1813 and 1814 in the Netherlands.1 He purchased Moidart in 1827.1 He purchased Waternish, Skye in 1833.1 He sold Moidart in 1834.1

Children of Allan Macdonald, 8th of Belfinlay and 1st of Waternish and FloraNicolson